Washbench.



W. J. HOLLY.

WASHBENGH. APPLICATION FILED JUNE z, 1908.

Patented Apr. 2?, 1909.

/Vitucaaco \YARD J. 11011111101 PlflYAMO, MICHIGAN.

WASHBENCH'.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 27, 1909.

Application filed June 2, 1908. Serial No. 436,246.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, Warn .1. lloun', a citizen of the. United States, residing at Pe- W ashb fication.

benches such as are used for supporting tubs and wrlngers and has for its Ulijtt'l to provide a device simple in structure and conipa'ratively inexpensive to manufacture.

that can be. folded into a coinpurutivel enoh, of which the following is a specic p through openings formed in the standards This invention relates to imprrwements in allel runningbars 6 and 7 of much greater length than the standards 1 and 2 so that the latter may be folded down between wamo, in the count of lonia and Slate-of Michi an, have invented a new and useful.

them. The running bars are connected to each other by end bars 8 and 9 and a centrally disposed bar 16 which latter passes also 1 and so that the latter may be frcez, turned to the position shown In Fig. 1 or to the position shown in Fig. 2. The cross bars 8 and 9 extend beyond the outer faces of the running bars and to the outer ends of these Another ob ect is to provide a structure 3 small compass for storing or when the device;

is not desired for use.

Another objectis to provide a device that i .can when desired, be used as a light portable table such as used by paper hangers and the like, and also may he used as a lawn cot.

With these and other objects in view as will more fully hereinafter appear the present invention consists in certain novel details of construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the appended claim, it bring understood that various changes in the form, proportion, size and minor details ol' the device may be made without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention. I 7

ln the accompanying drawings, Figure. 1 is a perspective view showing thedevice open and ready for use. Fig. 2 is a similar view of the parts folded. Fig. 3- is a similar view of the brace bar.

Similar numerals of re l e renre are employed to indicate corresponding parts throughout the several figures of the drawings.

In the construction illustrated the wringer standards 1 and 2 which may. be formed of wood or other material are connected near their lower ends by a crossbar At the upper ends of the standards is a wringer board 4 the ends of which fit within vertical grooves formed in the nner faces of the standards and below the s ringer board is a pair of'drip boards 5 having end pintles that extend through bearing openings formed in The main frame comprises a panof parcross bars are pivoted legs 10 and 11, the legs 10 being connected to each other by cross bars 12 and 11 which latter serves by engagement with the lower edges of running bars to prevent movement of the legs beyond the position shown in Fig. l. The legs 11 are similarly connected by cross bars 13 and 15 and when folded the several bars 12, 13, 14

and 15 will engage against the lower edges of the running bars so that the entire frame may be folded flat.

The function of the lower brace bars 12 and 13 is to limit the folding or inward movement of the legs 10.and 11, since it will be readily seen by referring t-o' Figs. 1 and 2, when the legs are folded as shown in the latter figure the opposed inner faces of the bars 12 and 13 will abut against the lower edges of the running bars 6 and 7. it will be observed that the space between the running bars is sufficient to allow the connected wringer standards to be folded therein.

From the foregoingit will be obvious that in order to fold the device as shown in Fig. :2, the standards 1 and 2 are first turned on the pivot bar 16 and brought parallel to the running barsG and7. lhe legs 10 and 1 1 are then turned on their pivots 8 and 9 and brought parallel with the outer faces of the running bars, further folding or inward mmement of the legs bein prevented by the braces 12 and 13 which a so serve to prevent further swinging movement of the standards by abutting against the edges of the latter when in folded position as shown by Fig". 2. it

will be readily seen wheufolded, the device provided at its opposed ends with sockets 18 and 19, adapted to rest on the upper and opposed inner faces of the lower braces 12 and I claim is- 13. The brace is further provided with an j intermediate socket 20 adapted to straddle the lower cross bar 3, connecting the wringer standards 1 and 2.

Having thus described the invention, what connectin bars a Kl provided with braces adjacent t eir lower ends a'wringer support plvotally connected to sald running bars and provided with a connecting bar adjacent the lower end thereof, a brace having seats at the opposed ends adaptedto engage said leg braces and intermediately provided with a seat adapted to engage said wringer support r connecting bar.

Intestimony that I claim the foregoing as 'my own, I have hereto afiixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

' WARD J. HOLLY. I Witnesses:

, GEORGE WAIGLE,

Jams 'l. CUTTER. 

